Cpl. Edward E. Brooks peers inside one of eight Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks the Marines destroyed during their attack on Peleliu’s airfield, just east of the landing beaches. (Library of Congress)

Cpl. Edward E. Brooks peers inside one of eight Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks the Marines destroyed during their attack on Peleliu’s airfield, just east of the landing beaches. (Library of Congress)